escala

A system of estimating and reporting wind speeds. It is based on the Beaufort Force or Number, which is composed of the wind speed, a descriptive term, and the visible effects ...

escala fujita-pearson

Weather; General weather

A scale that classifies the severity of wind damage intensity based on the degree of destruction as it relates to the wind speed as well as path length and path width of the ...

escala de temperatura farenheit

Weather; General weather

A temperature scale where water at sea level has a freezing point of +32 degrees F (Fahrenheit) and a boiling point of +212 degrees F. More commonly used in areas that observe the ...

escala de richter

Environment; Environment statistics

Baremo que mide a forza dos terremotos nunha gradación do 0 ó 10.

harmónía

Music; General music

Individual pure sounds that are part of any musical tone; in string instruments, crystalline tones in the very high register, produced by lightly touching a vibrating string at a ...

comedia do arte

Music; General music

Type of improvised drama popular in sixteenth and seventeenth century Italy; makes use of stereotyped characters.

órgano

Music; General music

Wind instrument in which air is fed to the pipes by mechanical means; the pipes are controlled by two or more keyboards and a set of pedals.

vocalizar

Music; General music

A textless vocal melody, as in an exercise or concert piece.

harmonía

Music; General music

The simultaneous combination of notes and the ensuing relationships of intervals and chords. Not all musics of the world rely on harmony for interest, but it is central to most ...